School Bus Mechanic Service Call

Almost 2 weeks into the new school year and there has already been a couple of service calls and the maintenance cycle is starting to build. A rare occurrence out of town late in the afternoon was one of our International buses that had a hot running rear wheel and the inability to build air… Continue reading School Bus Mechanic Service Call

A Christmas Tree For Every Mechanic

Mechanic Lunch

How to Install a Hydraulic Pump on an Excavator

Repairing an Excavator…. how to.

SNAP ON TOOL BOX TOUR MASSIVE

Diesel Mechanic Tool box tour.

8 Future Trucks & Buses YOU MUST SEE

Changing a blown out rear tire on a komatsu wa500 loader

This is how to use a f750 mini boom to change a 29.5r25 on a front end loader.

A Diesel Mechanic Work Day

Filmed over the course of a typical day in the shop and working on 3 different trucks.

DPF Replacement MaxxForce 7

Servicing a diesel particulate filter (DPF) is part of the maintenance involved with an emission controlled diesel engine. Our shop has to periodically clean or send the DPF out to be cleaned depending on it’s condition. Sending it out for cleaning runs around 500.00 and there’s no guarantee it’s going to pass the flow test… Continue reading DPF Replacement MaxxForce 7

IC School Bus Automatic Light Check

With both of our Thomas and International school buses having an automatic external light check drivers can check lights without assistance while walking around performing a pre-trip. With the ignition key on accessory and the push of a button anyone can do it. The software engineers were thinking when they developed this system. The drawbacks… Continue reading IC School Bus Automatic Light Check